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Razorpay’s hiring process for non-engineering roles (e.g., Associate Technical Consultant, Product Support Engineer) is foundation-focused, emphasizing technical fundamentals, scenario-based problem-solving, and behavioral alignment. These roles often involve telephonic interviews, technical assessments, and HR rounds, with a moderate difficulty level.
Format: 30-60 minutes, conceptual and scenario-based.
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Format: 30 minutes, behavioral and resume-driven.
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The SDE-2 role at Razorpay typically involves three rounds: a technical coding round, a system design round, and a managerial round. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, OOPs and low-level design proficiency, and scalable system design thinking. Rejections often occur due to incomplete solutions, inability to optimize, or lack of depth in design discussions.
Format: 45-60 minutes of problem-solving focused on Data Structures, Algorithms, and OOPs. Candidates are asked to solve 1-2 problems and explain their approach.
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SELECT * FROM table.Meeting Rooms Problem:
Format: 60 minutes of designing scalable systems. Candidates must choose their approach (language, data structures) and justify trade-offs.
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Format: 30-60 minutes of behavioral and technical deep-dive. Focuses on project experience, flaws in past systems, and justification for design choices.
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The intern hiring process at Razorpay is highly competitive and multi-staged, combining online assessments (OA), technical interviews, and HR rounds. Candidates are evaluated on problem-solving skills, CS fundamentals (OS, DBMS, OOP, DSA), and behavioral alignment. The OA often serves as a filter, with MCQs testing theoretical knowledge and coding questions assessing practical implementation.
Format: 1.5 hours, MCQs + Coding Problems.
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Problem 1: Decimal sum of binary numbers from 1 to N.
Problem 2: Largest triangular subsequence in an array.
Problem 3: Maximize |A[i] - A[j]| + |i-j|.
Format: 45-60 minutes, resume-driven with a mix of DSA and conceptual questions.
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JOIN, GROUP BY, and HAVING.Merge Intervals:
Format: 30 minutes, behavioral and resume-driven.
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The Senior SDET hiring process at Razorpay is highly technical, combining problem-solving, system design, and test framework development. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to design scalable testing systems, optimize algorithms, and communicate clearly under pressure.
Format: 30 minutes, problem-solving focused.
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Format: 60 minutes, system design and coding.
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Format: 45 minutes, test framework development.
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Format: 30 minutes, behavioral and cultural fit.
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The SDE-1 hiring process for new graduates at Razorpay is rigorous and multi-staged, combining an online assessment, technical rounds, and a techno-managerial round. Candidates are evaluated on DSA skills, system design fundamentals, and behavioral alignment. The process is highly competitive, with a strong emphasis on problem-solving clarity and CS fundamentals.
Format: 1.5 hours, hosted on HackerEarth.
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Format: 45 minutes, problem-solving focused.
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str1 to str2 (variation of a known problem).Word Ladder:
beginWord to endWord.Format: 60 minutes, system design focused.
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get, put).Format: 60 minutes, behavioral and CS fundamentals.
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The Data Science/ML hiring process at Razorpay is technical and scenario-driven, focusing on problem-solving, domain expertise, and system design for ML systems. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to design scalable ML pipelines, optimize algorithms, and communicate technical trade-offs. The process is moderate in difficulty and involves deep dives into past projects.
Format: 60 minutes, ML system design and problem-solving.
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The Staff/Principal Engineer hiring process at Razorpay is highly selective, focusing on deep technical expertise, architectural vision, and leadership alignment. The process is resume-driven, with a single technical round centered on project discussions and system-level thinking.
Format: 60 minutes, project-driven deep dive.
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The Product/Frontend Engineer hiring process at Razorpay emphasizes architectural decision-making, problem-solving, and technology stack expertise. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to design scalable systems, justify tech choices, and handle edge cases in frontend architectures.
Format: 1.5 hours, MCQs + Coding Problems.
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Format: 60 minutes, frontend and DSA focused.
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Format: 60 minutes, problem-solving and frontend architecture.
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Format: 30 minutes, behavioral and Hiring Manager feedback.
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The candidate went through two technical rounds: a coding round focused on problem-solving and a system design round focused on designing an in-memory RDBMS. The experience was interactive, with the interviewer guiding the candidate through the problem-solving process.
The interviewer explained the problem well with examples and asked for an approach. The candidate provided a brute force solution first and then refined it. The candidate was asked to code the solution quickly while explaining.
https://www.interviewbit.com/problems/meeting-rooms/
Design an in-memory RDBMS based on a specification sheet provided by the interviewer. The candidate could choose the language, data structures, and approach. The interviewer did not intervene much and asked the candidate to code the solution on-screen share.
Design an in-memory RDBMS with features like table, rows, columns, insertion, delete, update, primary key, indexes, and constraints on columns.
The candidate successfully cleared all three rounds of Razorpay's internship interview process. They demonstrated strong problem-solving skills in both MCQs and coding questions, and performed well in technical and HR interviews. The candidate was ultimately selected for the internship.
Round 1: 1 hour 30 minutes. Consisted of 8 MCQs from OS, DBMS, OOP, DSA with +5 -2 weightage, and 3 coding questions with +50 weightage. Coding questions: 1) Decimal sum of Binary Numbers from 1 to N (https://oeis.org/A067894), 2) Largest triangular subsequence in the given array (https://community.topcoder.com/stat?c=problem_statement&pm=8580&rd=11151, with steeper constraints), 3) Display sum of the elements of the array whose difference is closest to the given number k.
The first round was an online assessment consisting of 8 MCQs from OS, DBMS, OOP, and DSA, and 3 coding questions. The candidate solved 7 MCQs correctly and 2 coding questions fully and 1 partially.
Decimal sum of Binary Numbers from 1 to N (https://oeis.org/A067894)
Largest triangular subsequence in the given array (https://community.topcoder.com/stat?c=problem_statement&pm=8580&rd=11151)
Display sum of the elements of the array whose difference is closest to the given number k
The technical interview started with an introduction. The interviewer shared a pre-written question with test cases. The candidate explained the naive solution (O(n²) time, O(1) space), optimized it to O(n) time and O(n) space, and executed the code in a shared editor. The interviewer was satisfied with the candidate's approach and execution.
The HR interview focused on the candidate's projects, core subjects, and stereotypical HR questions. The candidate asked for feedback on improvement areas. The interviewer emphasized the importance of core subjects like DBMS, OS, and OOP alongside DSA and CP.